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or several years, National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities and sororities have been a recognized part of K-State greek life. Instead of being housed in the Office of Greek Affairs like Interfraternity Council fraternities and Pan-Hellenic Council sororities, however, NPHC and other multicultural greeks were

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JAMIE TEIXEIRA KSU FOUNDATION RELOCATES TO K-STATE OFFICE PARK FACILITY

According to K-State Today, the KSU Foundation was relocated to the K-State Office Park, which is a strip of land stretching across 14 acres at the corner of Kimball and Denison Avenues beside the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility and the Grain Science and Industry Complex. “The new facility will provide us with the office space needed to sustain fundraising for K-State well into the future,” Greg Willems, president and CEO of KSU Foundation, said to K-State News and Communications Services. “It will serve as the philanthropic home for K-State where donors will be recognized and celebrated for their generosity.” The building, which is the first of four office buildings set to be part of the K-State Office Park, will also serve as a space for other occupants, such as Garmin, U.S. Engineering, Veterinary and Biomedical Research Center and GE Johnson Construction Co. The building was constructed with the use of the same “footprint” site as the one that was originally planned to be constructed there in 2007 before the project ceased in 2008 due to the Great Recession. This, along with the use of some previously purchased materials, has ultimately cut the building cost, which is $11.7 million.

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housed in the Office of Diversity. According to Ben Hopper, director of the Office of Greek Affairs, in past years there were events where NPHC greeks would partner with IFC fraternities and PHC sororities. “There is some collaboration,” Hopper said. “We’re working on how we can collaborate more and how can we support each other’s events and philanthropies and service projects.” Traditional and multicultural greeks have always been housed

in separate offices. According to Deron Wright, chapter vice president of Phi Beta Sigma and senior in management, when Phi Beta Sigma received a new adviser, the fraternity started looking toward bringing together a system that appeared to be segregated. “We had our adviser, who really wanted us to be part of IFC because she didn’t like the idea of it being pretty much segregated,” Wright said. “You have IFC, which is pretty much the white group, and the Office of Diver-

sity was in charge of multicultural and the black groups. For us, it was pretty much just NPHC, which is the black organization. She encouraged us to go join IFC.” One possible reason for the separation of the two greek offices is because of differences in needs, according to Jesse Hill, chapter president of Phi Beta Sigma and senior in computer engineering. see page

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Moran expresses concerns for veterinary tuition rates LEAH KNOBEL the collegian

Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran expressed concerns after he toured the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine with Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner Michael Taylor on Oct. 16. “The average debt of a veterinary student upon graduation is about $180,000 and the beginning salary average — and these are national numbers — is about $65-68,000,” Moran said. According to Ben Suchsland, third-year student in veterinary medicine, the impending costs are a very important factor when considering an education. “Student debt accumulation is the primary concern on the mind of most every veterinary student,” Suchsland said. “Students understand that a quality education is going to cost, but the rate at which tuition increases are outpacing the rise (or lack of rise) in salaries is appalling.” According to the Association of the American Veterinary Medical Colleges, the organization that represents the veterinary medicine institutions in the U.S., tuition has doubled over the last decade for veterinary students. “Knowing that I will be nearly $200,000 in debt is something that I have had to be conscious about going into this field of study,” Laura Sellers, sophomore in animal sciences and

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Betty Lou Pardue, from Topeka, holds Wilson, a three-legged dog, while sitting outside of the Veterinary Health Center with Marge Davidson, from Manhattan. “I bring him here because he has a heart murmur,” Pardue said. industry, said. “Although this is definitely a concern, it has really put my education into perspective and has solidified how passionate I am about becoming a veterinarian.” There are, however, some loan relief options provided by the federal government that were created as a strong incentive for graduates to take

jobs in the nonprofit or public sector. According to the Student American Veterinary Medical Association, if a veterinarian works full time in certain jobs for 10 years, such as public health or shelter medicine, their loans will be forgiven. In addition, according to the Department of Agriculture, the Veteri-

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Campus organizations support veteran students EMILIO RIVERA the collegian

he K-State campus is located about 17 miles from Fort Riley, one of the largest army bases in the country, and naturally sees a large amount of veterans enrolling to continue their education. In Fall 2014 alone, 23 percent of all students at K-State were nontraditional, which includes the veteran population. Many of these veteran students come to campus not knowing what services the university offers to support and assist them during their time at K-State. One such student is David Baker, a nine-year army veteran and junior in geology, who came to K-State to further his education after leaving the army. “I’ve heard about a few (services), particularly the one at the (K-State) Student Union, but I’m not sure what services that they even provide to the veterans, or how to even go about finding more information about them,” Baker said. “I know that some of them help with more of the psychological issues of adapting to the academic community and trying to fit back into this community.” This service provided by

the Union is located on the second floor in the Bluemont West Room, which is available to veterans and nontraditional students, according to active-duty veteran and National Guard 2nd Lt. Joshua Reed, director and coordinator of the Office of Non-Traditional and Veteran Student Services. The room was furnished by NTVSS, which is one of the largest departments on campus. “(The office) does everything from offer scholarships to getting students in contact with the correct child care services to offering general advice on course work and essays,” Reed said. “ We even help with military issues like applying for the GI Bill benefits or a VA loan.” Reed said he knows it’s important to get the message out to veterans and nontraditional students so they can take advantage of the opportunities his department provides, mainly because he was in their shoes just a few years ago. “I didn’t even know that this department even existed when I came back here for my degree,” Reed said. “Nobody referred me to anything. No one told me that it was available to me.” For Reed and his department, the goal is to have K-State veterans and nontraditional students know they are available for them.

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Kali Summers, executive officer and program manager of the Institute for the Health and Security of Military Families, is in charge of helping train the community on military culture. “I want the university and our students to know that we are here, that we have your back,” Reed said. “I’m here to cater to the students that are here and are like, ‘I need to get a degree, I’ve had a professional career, and now I need to get a degree so I can move up,’ or ‘I have a family now, so I need to make more money.’ We’re here to back these types of students up.” On campus, another department that works with the military

community is the Institute for the Health and Security of Military Families. The institute works with both military and veteran communities while also educating the surrounding communities about the culture of the military and the issues that veterans face. “We do military culture training with the community, and I also do some with undergraduate students interested in working with military veterans, service members or their fami-

lies when they graduate,” Kali Summers, family studies and human services executive officer and program manager, said. “We also provide opportunities and resources for service members and their families that may not have the appropriate resources.” Summers said she and the Institute face similar issues to Reed and his department. “We are trying to get our name and what we do (out), and this is the third time we’ve done the Season of Service events,” Summers said. “We’re trying to establish a regular routine of events. A challenge on campus for us is that a lot of students that aren’t military connected aren’t as interested in the programing or events that we have.” The programs the institute puts on throughout the fall semester include speakers, lectures by authors, panels and the Manhattan Area Veteran’s Day Parade and Community Remembrance Ceremonies held on Nov. 11. The next event the Institute is holding for the 2015 Season of Service is the Military Appreciation Day that is being held during the Nov. 5 football game against Baylor University in Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Soybean harvest draws attention to a variety of soy-based products AMANDA SALES the collegian

Many Kansas farmers are in the midst of the soybean harvest. Cart after cart of grain is sent to the co-op and left to be sent off to various processing plants for various end products. Some of these end products may be surprising. K-State football and the departments of Grain Science, Animal Sciences and Industry, and Housing and Dining Services are all connected to soybean products on campus. The field at Bill Snyder Family Stadium contains soybased polyurethane, a plastic-like material made from soybean oil, in the backing where the turf is rooted. K-State became the first NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision team to incorporate soy-backed turf in 2011, according to the United Soybean Board website. “It is incredible to see what

all can be made with soybean products,” John Bergkamp, soybean farmer and senior in agronomy, said. “I never would have guessed a byproduct of soybeans could be used in turf grass.” The Bioprocessing and Industrial Value Added Program at K-State sends a lot of soybeans through its extrusion lab, according to Eric Maichel, BIVAP operations manager. Extruding is the process of pushing a material out of a machine and into a shape, and the process is commonly used in foods, feeds and plastics. The lab receives soy flour from preground beans, and the flour is usually extruded into pet food or textured soy protein, which is often used in food consumption as a meat extender, according to Maichel. BIVAP is also extruding soy, as well as corn, for a food aid project in Tanzania, Maichel said. The project is in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and the World Evert Nelson | THE COLLEGIAN

Soy beans wait for harvest in the Agronomy North Farms Monday.

Initiative for Soy in Human Health and looks at alternative food options for the country. According to Maichel, the beans for this project are grown by agronomy students because of the restrictions on genetically modified organisms in Tanzania. “I think the food aid project is interesting, not only from the humanitarian side but from the science behind it,” Maichel said. Other soy-containing products made at BIVAP outside of the extrusion lab go into building materials, bio-renewable livestock feed containers and adhesives. The chickens and pigs at K-State’s poultry and swine units consume soy as a dietary staple. These two species are the biggest consumers of soybean meal, according to the United Soybean Board website. The meal is high in protein and is mixed with other grains to make the feed for the animals. Animals at K-State are not the only ones chowing down on soy foods. For those living in the residence halls, tofu and edamame are offered in the dining halls, according to Kelly

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Whitehair, administrative dietician for housing and dining services. According to the USB website, vegetable oil is the most common use of soybean oil, but Whitehair said the dining halls use canola-based frying oil to avoid conflict with soy allergies. “With the ever-increasing number of students coming to us with food allergies, we must be aware of our products and attempt to choose items that will meet the needs of our students while still providing them a variety of tasty, healthy options,” Whitehair said. K-State uses soy-based products in many forms on campus, but there are still a variety of other uses outside of campus. Fabric, foam, adhesive, wax, cleaning products and more are also made with parts of the soybean, according to the USB website. At the end of the harvest season, the hours spent by many Kansas soybean farmers result in a variety of soy-based products. “Oftentimes growers don’t realize what all their grain can be used for or how close to home it stays,” Bergkamp said.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) There is absolutely an axe murderer hiding behind your shower curtain. No worries, though. He’s not there to kill you. He just wants to use a little of your shampoo. You probably won’t even notice it’s gone.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Curiosity killed the cat, they say. Actually, where have all of the neighbor’s cats been disappearing to recently? Better lock your doors at night, lest you find out that the cats were only practice. Curiosity is out to get you.

Aries (March 21 - April 19) Think about changing up your makeup routine. Invest in a nice waterproof mascara that won’t smear when you are dragged to your doom by the poltergeist that inhabits the bathroom on the first floor of your dorm.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) They say that you are never more than three feet away from a spider at any point in time. Look around you. Do you see a spider? No? Are you sure? Maybe because it’s already crawling on you.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) You find that your diet has been lacking in essential nutrients lately. Recommit yourself to drinking a couple of large glasses of milk every day to boost your calcium intake. The Skeleton War is coming. Be prepared.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) It may be time to consider looking for a new apartment. You like your current accommodations just fine, sure, but the pest control provision in your lease is not going to cover the strange, creeping Eldritch entities that are surely infesting your utility closet.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Sure, everyone always acts all excited about “Spirit Week” around football season, but the minute you summon a few spirits and wake the sleeping dead you’re a “necromancer” and “ruining the tailgate party again.”

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) The stars would love to tell you what will happen to you this week, but there wouldn’t be much of a point. Instead, why not just skip to the very end of your life, where you will die bitter, alone and heartbroken while your body is consumed by your 72 feral cats.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) Thursday will see you attempt to write an existential equation to measure how you are feeling, but then you realize your pencil doesn’t exist. You spend Friday lost in void, shaking, frightened and so, so alone.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Try not to judge your roommates so harshly for being awkward and shy. After all, no one ever plans a murder out loud.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) After making a minor typographical error in researching incantations to use during your Halloween seance, you find that you and your friends have accidentally summoned Santa. If you had taken the time to improve your proofreading skills, maybe this Christmas wouldn’t have to be so awkward.

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Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) You lie awake at night thinking of a way to tell your upstairs neighbors that their rowdy noise is keeping you awake and disturbing your evening quiet time. Perhaps belatedly, remember that you live in a one-story house.

OPINION tuesday, october 27, 2015

Both parties’ tickets to presidential success BRENT KENNEDY the collegian

The country is currently in the middle of primary season, where members of the nation’s two major parties are fighting to determine who will be running in the 2016 general election. Primaries are arranged in a way that politicians on both sides try to appeal to their party’s base. For the Democrats, this means environmentalists, labor unions and minorities. The Republicans, however, are tasked with winning over the elite business class and evangelical Christians. This process gets them their place on the ticket but forces them into positions and rhetoric that alienates them from the undecided voters in the middle of the political spectrum. It’s these people in the middle that will decide who comes out on top in the general election. As a result, voters who want their party to win should focus on electing good general election candidates over good primary candidates.

REPUBLICANS: RUBIO/ KASICH

Sen. Marco Rubio is the best choice for presidential nominee that the GOP has. Most importantly, he is a sitting senator from Florida. Florida is vital to both sides in terms of its electoral vote value. The state has 29 electoral votes and is a battleground state due to the population blend of voters in the north who identify closer to Alabama and Georgia, while south Florida is made up of people with ties to more left-leaning parts of the country. The Republicans getting Florida in the general election will make winning the presidency very difficult for the Democrats. Republicans need to expand their number of votes to more than just white conservatives. This will need to be achieved by aggressively going after the Latino vote, of which their last nominee, former Gov. Mitt Romney, was only able to get 27 percent. A Latino Decisions poll form 2014 shows that immigration is

Illustration by Kent Willmeth by far the most important issue to Latino Americans. Rubio has a better chance of winning the Latino vote than any other Republican in the race. Immigration has always been closely associated with this son of Cuban immigrants. He was a part of the “Gang of Eight,” which was comprised of four Republicans and four Democrats in an attempt to create bipartisan immigration reform. Legislation would provide a path for citizenship as well as increase border security. Immigration is a major issue the GOP has to deal with and Rubio is their best bet. The vice presidential pick the Republicans need to go with is somebody who can bring the party back toward the middle

once the nominee has been decided. That person needs to be Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Kasich was part of the Congress that worked with former President Bill Clinton to balance the federal budget in the 1990s. He has taken an open-minded stance in regards to marriage equality; he expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act; and his political career is very appealing to people who are undecided going into the 2016 election. He could very well be the final push for people looking to vote for the Republicans but who are not yet sold. Kasich is also very popular in his state of Ohio. The governor has a 62 percent approval rate according to an October 2015 Quinnipiac University poll.

This cannot be ignored, considering Ohio is currently possessing 18 crucial electoral votes. If Rubio can carry Florida and Kasich Ohio, victory would almost be certain for their campaign.

DEMOCRATS: CLINTON/WEBB

The only two legitimate candidates left standing on the left are Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton is clearly the candidate the Democrats need to go with. Not because of how great she is, but also because of how unelectable Sanders is. The Vermont senator is a self-described Democratic socialist. But Americans don’t elect socialists. The word itself brings

up thoughts of communism and the former Soviet Union. It brings back the Red Scare. A 2015 Gallup poll conducted on the types of people Americans would vote for showed that they would be least likely to vote for a socialist. If the Democrats were to nominate Sanders, he would lose. Not only would he lose, but the Democrats would look extremely foolish in even thinking that he would even stand a chance and therefore potentially weaken the credibility of the party. Clinton has a track record to run on. She can raise the amount of money needed to become president in today’s America. She has name recognition. Clinton is the only choice the Democrats have to win and it’s time they stopped fighting it. Like the Republicans, the vice presidential pick is where Clinton is going to try to pick up moderates. The best way for her to get these voters to go blue on the ballot next November is former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb. Webb is a Vietnam War veteran who has been part of the Washington political system. He ended his bid for the Democratic nomination saying, “I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and base of the Democratic Party ...” This will bring another dimension to Clinton’s presidential bid. Webb will be able to sell himself as the person who doesn’t blindly follow along with whatever the party tells him and will reach across the aisle to get things done. This will go a long way in winning over the blue-collar voters in the nation’s Bible Belt and across the Midwest. Both parties have an opportunity to control the White House after President Obama leaves. The question is, will the primary voters be smart enough to figure it out? The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Collegian.

Brent Kennedy is a senior in political science. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com

GOP takes the stage again in round three of primary debates

JONATHAN GREIG the collegian

Another Republican debate of this election cycle will be taking place Wednesday night, the third of 11 so-far scheduled.

DEBATE LOGISTICS AND FOCUS

The debate will start at 7 p.m. on CNBC, and after Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson pressured the network to change the debate format (even threatening to boycott),

it will now only last two hours and will include opening and closing statements, which were not originally included in the schedule. CNBC has said that the focus of the night will be “debating the key issues that matter to all voters — job growth, taxes, technology, retirement and the health of our national economy.”

CANDIDATES

Save for Gov. Scott Walker, who dropped out since the second debate, the candidates on stage will be the same: Trump, Carson, former Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Ted Cruz, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina, Gov. Chris Christie and Gov. John Kasich. Let’s check on a few of them leading into the debate. Trump and Carson are

going to share the two center spots (there are an even number of candidates) on tomorrow’s debate stage, and the two are sharing the top two spots in the polls as well. Carson has even managed to pass Trump in some recent Iowa polling, much to the chagrin of the frontrunner. Trump is still leading nationally, and sometimes by significant margins, but Carson is certainly making up ground. Meanwhile, the former frontrunner, Jeb Bush, has fallen to consistent single digits in the polls and is now calling in his family to help rejuvenate his staggering campaign. In his Monday Politico article, “Bush family gathers to rescue Jeb,” Eli Stokols described George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush as coming out to help a campaign that is “gasping for air, slashing costs and narrowing

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a national strategy to a New Hampshire approach, (all while) investor confidence is cracking.” Can this debate help Jeb Bush recapture some much-needed energy for his very financially supported campaign? And what about his Florida counterpart, Rubio? Rubio has widely been seen as having had two strong debates, and he has moved up enough to stand to the right of Trump tomorrow night. While I agree with my colleague Brent Kennedy that Rubio would be the best bet for a GOP 2016 win, there are definite problems with his infrastructure. In Politico’s article “Marco Rubio’s wakeup call,” deep concerns were revealed that he “isn’t raising enough money and hasn’t yet built much of a field organization.”

Can his debate performance tomorrow continue to sustain him until he finds a way to financial support and better organization? While important for everyone of course, this is especially a crucial debate for both Fiorina and Paul. According to an article by The Hill, “Fiorina needs next debate to reignite her campaign,” the former CEO keeps feeling debate bumps that are promptly not sustained, and needs to stay afloat yet again. Meanwhile, Paul is close to fading and is being pressured by Republican and Senate establishments, including his friend and ally Mitch McConnell, to focus instead on his upcoming Senate seat election rather than his longshot presidency bid, detailed by Salon’s political writer, Simon Maloy.

With so many campaigns awaiting the crucial impact of Wednesday night’s debate, with some even on the precipice of falling into irrelevance, and only two hours to work with between the ten candidates... More than anything we should expect some fire. If you can pull yourself away from the World Series, you might be able to catch some of the fun. And with the discussion focusing on “Your Money,” there should be some pretty revealing policy too. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Collegian.

Jonathan Greig is a senior in anthropology. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW AND WHY?

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“ ‘SpongeBob SquarePants,’ because that’s what my friends and I would always do when we hung out at my house.”

“ ‘Arthur,’ because we didn’t have cable so PBS was the only option.”

“ ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!,’ because of all the duels were cool to watch.”

“ ‘Rugrats,’ because it’s easy to understand and enjoyable to watch.”

“ ‘Justice League,’ because I love superheroes.”

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SPORTS

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Even on a bye, K-State’s bowl chances hopeful

File Photo by Parker Robb | THE COLLEGIAN Head coach Bill Snyder watches as the football team prepares to take the field against the Oklahoma Sooners on Oct. 17 in Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

ANDREW HAMMOND the collegian

The Texas game has come and gone, and as some or most of you expected, K-State lost. Now that the Wildcats have five games left in the 2015 season, their road to getting six wins or more has turned into a true best-of-five scenario. Five games will determine whether this team is headed to a place like the Liberty Bowl, which is my personal choice, or a typical K-State destination like Texas or worse, Arizona. Then, you have the worst-case situation, no bowl altogether. Come to think of it, isn’t Man-

hattan without a bowl season just Lawrence, Kansas with just a few more wins? Woof. So let’s take a look at the five remaining games and I’ll give you a percentage in how confident I am in the chances that Bill Snyder and his scrappy, young and hurt football team have to win each game.

BAYLOR

If someone had asked me about K-State’s chances against Baylor a few days ago, I would have said Baylor has a 90 percent chance to win this game. Now, with the season-ending neck injury to Baylor quarterback Seth Russell, those chances of a Baylor win have been lowered, a lot. The Bears will start highly touted freshman Jarrett Stidham in the Nov. 5 showcase game, right around the time the first college football playoff rankings come out. Strange things happen during college football season in the month of November, that’s all I’m going to say. K-State Win Chance: 45

percent

TEXAS TECH

K-State has won four straight against the Red Raiders, but this time on the road, it could be much more interesting as is everything when it comes to Texas Tech. The one standard that has kept the Tech program from becoming great has been its defense, and wouldn’t you know, Tech is awful on defense once again! This time around the Red Raiders are giving up around 40 points per contest, which may help a struggling K-State offense that had been outscored by around 100 points in their last six quarters before putting up points against Texas. This game will be very strange indeed. K-State Win Chance: 53 percent

IOWA STATE

Look, Iowa State might have the most volatile coaching situation in the Big 12. On Monday, Mark Mangino was relieved of his duties as the offensive coordinator,

although his offense ranked fifth in the Big 12 since conference play had started. Iowa State may be as desperate as K-State when it comes to this game, so expect a solid effort from the Cyclones. Still it would be hard to imagine this Iowa State team getting it done in Manhattan. K-State Win Chance: 75 percent

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wrapped up a bowl bid. On the other hand, this game might be a battle for the conference’s final bowl bid in 2015. West Virginia has struggled this season without its best defensive player Karl Joseph, who is out for the season with a torn ACL. Still, like any West Virginia team, this squad can score points. I’d expect this game to be one of the of the best you’ll see this season with so much on the line for both teams. K-State Win Chance: 53 percent So there you have it. By my projections, K-State could finish with a possible 8-4 record or maybe even go 7-5 or 6-6. However you slice it and with all due respect to women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie and men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber, it’s not quite time to focus on basketball season. There’s a lot of football left to be played.

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The yearly Sunflower Showdown for the “illustrious” and “legendary” Governor’s Cup. Or as some will be calling it, K-State’s eighth home game of the season. It’s expected that we may see close to 30,000, maybe even 40,000 K-State fans invade Kansas’ Memorial Stadium with a possible bowl bid on the line. That could be a special day indeed for those who wear purple and white. K-State Win Chance: 92 percent By this time K-State may have

K-State women’s tennis with strong showing at Drake Jamboree RYAN REED the collegian

K-State women’s tennis finished with an overall singles record of 6-3 and a doubles record of 5-3 at the Drake Jamboree this weekend. Juniors Livia Cirnu, Maria Panaite and freshman Millie Stretton shined for the Wildcats. Cirnu managed to win her first match against an unattached Ksenia Promina 6-2, 6-4. Carin Runefelt of Iowa, however, toppled Cirnu in her second match, beating her 6-3, 6-4. Cirnu would then win out, though, defeating Veronika Golanova of Illinois State 7-5, 6-4. Panaite wound up doing just as well as Cirnu. She won her first two matches, first beating Iowa State’s Claudia Toledo 7-5, 6-2, then toppling Liera Bender, also from Iowa State, 6-1, 6-0. Panaite, however, lost her final match of the Jamboree, along with her four match winning streak, to Anna Kuuttila of Iowa State 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Freshman Millie Stretton of Scotland went 2-1 on the weekend, just like her team-

File Photo by Parker Robb | THE COLLEGIAN Junior Maria Panaite prepares to swing at the ball during a women’s tennis practice on Oct. 7. mates. She lost on the first day to Alejandro Galvis of Iowa State, 6-4, 7-5, but the next two days went much better.

Stretton won her final two matches of the performance, beating Taylor Tamblyn 6-1, 6-2. Her final match ended victoriously with scores of

6-4, 6-7, 6-4 against Illinois State’s Chanel Scudiero. By the end of the weekend, head coach Danielle Steinburg said she was fairly

pleased with her three players. “I think we had our ups and downs in singles and doubles over the weekend, but overall all three players

did well,” Steinberg said to K-State Sports. “The matches we lost as well as the close matches we won were a mental battle more than anything, and I think it taught us coaches and the players a little more about themselves and what we need to work on more.” As for the doubles, the highlight of the weekend was the combo of Maria Panaite and Millie Stretton, who finished the Jamboree undefeated. They overpowered Sarah Paulson and Chanel Scudiero of Illinois State 6-2 and then proceeded to win three more matches, including the final 6-4 victory against the powerhouse doubles team of Montana Crawford and Carin Runefelt from Iowa. “Maria and Millie played great throughout the weekend,” Steinberg said. “I think we are very close to figuring out our doubles combination for the spring, which will allow us to start working with specific teams and not just on general doubles.” Up next, the Wildcats will close the fall campaign and send sophomore Carolina Costamagna and freshman Ana Garcia Navas to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida to compete in the USTA Clay Court Invitational Nov. 5-8.

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touched inappropriately by a family friend around two years ago. The RCPD’s investigation is currently ongoing.

RCPD INVESTIGATES AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SODOMY AND AGGRAVATED INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILD

According to a report by the Riley County Police Department, an account of aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child are being investigated by police. The incident under investigation involves a six-year-old female who was reportedly

UNAUTHORIZED PERSON ENTERS MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL

According to a release by Greg Hoyt, Manhattan High School principal, an unknown person, who was “unauthorized” to enter the high school west campus, entered the building during student arrival Monday morning.

Administration was notified of this unauthorized entry around 11:45 a.m. The unknown individual was described as a white male in his late 20s to early 30s, and he reportedly “engaged a student in conversation” in a locker room before the start of classes. He then left the building. “No threats of any kind were made in the verbal interaction, but this event is disturbing and unsettling,” Hoyt wrote. Video and verbal statement evidence was used to file a report with the Riley County Police Department, which sent an officer to the scene.

VET MED | Tuition rates concerning continued from page

According to Suchsland, the costs attached to veterinary school might potentially outweigh the benefits. “Surveys of recent veterinary graduates find that given the chance to do it all over again, more than half say they wouldn’t choose to attend veterinary school due to the financial burden,” Suchsland said. Suchsland said that these

worries may pose a real problem to the profession during a critical time. “I feel this poses a real challenge and threat to the profession at a time when the importance of veterinary medicine in dealing with matters of food safety cannot be over-emphasized,” said Suchsland. Moran said the tremendous expense it takes to become a veterinarian, the large amount of debt a student will

acquire and the modest salary they would earn are only part of the challenges facing the field. “And at a time in which food safety is so important to the consumer, but also to the producer,” Moran said. “Those two things coming together, huge amounts of debt and not significant amounts of income, mean that we have a challenge in educating and training the next generation of veterinarian medicine.”

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“I’m not 100 percent sure of the reason why (multicultural and traditional greeks) were separate, but I know part of it was because the Office of Diversity wanted to help those other organizations because they didn’t have those resources and couldn’t join IFC,” Hill said. “So the Office of Diversity wanted to basically sponsor those organizations and get funding for trips and going to conferences.” Jessica Elmore, assistant director of diversity programs for the K-State Alumni Association, said another reason for the separation between the offices could be because the greek organizations target their energy on different communities. “At K-State, both groups of organizations are about philanthropy, but it’s the communities that people choose to focus their resources and their energy on,” Elmore said. “That’s where the

commonalities are, but that’s where the difference is too.” Phi Beta Sigma has begun to bridge the gap between multicultural and traditional greek life when they became part of IFC, according to Hill. “Our national organization are one of the few national organizations that is a part of NPHC and is also allowed to be a part of IFC,” Hill said. “No other (NPHC) organization has tried to join IFC on campus, or any other campus that we have known, because usually their greek affairs office has NPHC and IFC altogether.” Another reason Phi Beta Sigma decided to join was to gain resources that were not available to them while they were only under the jurisdiction of NPHC, according to Hill. “The main difference between (NPHC) and IFC is the resources on campus,” Hill said. “When we joined we stayed a part of NPHC, so we’re just trying to

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get access to those other resources and also spread diversity on campus and just work together with all of fraternities and sororities instead of just one greek group of fraternities and sororities.” Phi Beta Sigma is currently the only chapter that is part of both NPHC and IFC organizations at K-State. According to Hopper, if other NPHC fraternities decided that they wanted to become part of IFC organizations, they would have to ensure that they could be part of both national organizations. “We have a lot of policy, and every national organization has a lot of policy that governs its organization, and I’ve heard that some of our NPHC group’s national organization don’t allow any other council other than their organization (to govern a chapter),” Hopper said. “So, one group might not be able to do what Phi Beta Sigma did and join both, so they have to follow their governments of their national organization.”

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Big 12 power rankings week nine: Offense he is one of the best receivers in the Big 12, if not the nation. He had two touchdown receptions and six catches for 85 yards Saturday against Iowa State. There was no movement from him this week, but he will probably move up to No. 2 after Baylor’s bye week.

AVERY OSEN the collegian

1. SETH RUSSELL, QB, BAYLOR (1)

This is the last week of Russell being on the leaderboard as he is out for the rest of the season. He had a solid game against Iowa State on Saturday with two touchdowns, though he did have one interception. For the rest of the season, the Bears will be playing with a backup trying to carry them to the finish line.

2. TREVONE BOYKIN, QB, TCU (2)

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Junior running back Charles Jones takes the ball downfield during the game between the University of Texas and K-State Saturday in Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

TCU had a bye week last week, but Boykin’s performance against Iowa State on Oct. 17 helped him keep his second-place spot. Boykin led the Horned Frogs in a win over the Cyclones as he had four touchdown passes and no interceptions. Even better, he only had five incompletions in the game. There is a good chance he will be No. 1 next week.

3. COREY COLEMAN, WR, BAYLOR (3) Coleman once again proved why

4. JOSH DOCTSON, WR, TCU (5)

Doctson is slowly moving up and may potentially be passing Coleman if he is not careful. He had 10 catches for 190 yards on Oct. 17 against Iowa State, including two touchdown catches. This was yet another good performance from him, which was strong enough to bump him in the rankings.

5. BAKER MAYFIELD, QB, OKLAHOMA (4)

Mayfield played very well against K-State two weeks ago, but he struggled a bit this week against Texas Tech. He had two touchdown passes and one interception while only throwing for 212 yards. He’ll bounce back this week against a dysfunctional Kansas defense.

6. MIKE WARREN, RB, IOWA STATE (7)

Despite the loss by the Cyclones, Warren played a very good game against the Baylor Bears on Saturday. He had 28 carries for 145 yards and really carried the offense. Expect this on a weekly basis from him from now on.

7. STERLING SHEPARD, WR, OKLAHOMA (6)

Shepard didn’t have his best game

Men's golf takes eighth at final outing this season RILEY GATES the collegian

Through the first day of the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate, K-State men’s golf shot team scores of 296 and 285. That added up for a total of 581 and put them at 5-over par and in ninth place of 13 teams in Greensboro, North Carolina for this fall season finale. On Monday’s final round, the Wildcats shot a 294 and finished the tournament at 11-over par and in eighth place on the par-72 Grandover Resort East Course. “We played better today, however we just dug ourselves too deep of a hole yesterday to really move up much,” head coach Grant Robbins said to K-State sports. “It was a disappointing way to end the fall, but

we have made some progress.” Junior Matt Green shot an even-par 72 on his first 18 and then birdied his second 18, which tied him for 21st after one day. On his final round he shot a 2-over-par 74 and finished tied for 20th at 1-over par. In his first outing for K-State, junior Jack Rickabaugh carded a 4-over-par 76 on his first 18 but came back with an even-par 72 on the second 18. His birdie on Monday was good enough to propel him to finishing in a tie for 28th after being in 43rd after the first day. Sophomore Oscar Spolander struggled in his first 18 as he shot a 6-over-par 78. But it was the second 18 where Spolander rallied and shot a 2-under-par 70 to finish at 4-over. He shot a 2-over-par 74 on Monday to finish at 6-over and tied for

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35th place. Freshman Jeremy Gandon and senior Kyle Weldon both finished the tournament in a tie for 41st place. Gandon shot a 4-over-par 76 on his first 18 holes, but he was even-par on the second 18. His final round on Monday was his worst of the tournament, however, as he shot a 3-over-par 75. Weldon’s Sunday rounds featured scores of 72 and 74, respectively. The total of 146 was good enough to put him at a tie for 34th after the first day. He fell to the tie for 41st after his final round of 77. K-State will not be competing again until the spring season, which begins on Feb. 22, 2016 in Mobile, Alabama at the Mobile Bay Intercolle-

giate. Robbins said he was very pleased with the progress his team has made over the past year and that he is looking forward to continuing the improvement for the spring season. “We are much better than we were a year ago, but in order to be nationally competitive, we have a long way to go,” Robbins said to K-State Sports. “We got a chance to play against two top-20 teams this week and saw firsthand how much better we need to get. Hopefully this week serves as motivation for each player to put in the work necessary in the offseason to improve. We have potential to be a good team, but we need everyone buying in and working to get better.”

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Matt Green, junior, putts on hole nine at Colbert Hills during team practice on Oct. 1, 2015.

against Texas Tech as he only had two catches for 50 yards in Oklahoma’s win. He will be looked upon this Saturday against Kansas on the road.

8. KOLBY LISTENBEE, WR, TCU (8)

Listenbee broke into the top 10 last week, but after a bye week, he remains in the same spot on this week’s rankings. He had six catches for 101 yards on Oct. 17 against Iowa State, and he is becoming a favorite target for Boykin. He will be a playmaker down the stretch for TCU.

9. SKYLER HOWARD, QB, WEST VIRGINIA (9)

West Virginia had a bye week, but Howard had a good game in a shootout against Baylor on Oct. 17. He threw for 289 yards and had four touchdowns and one interception. One downfall for Howard is he had 19 incompletions and only 18 completions. That will need to change for the Mountaineers to be successful on offense.

10. CHARLES JONES, RB, K-STATE (NR)

Jones is making a name for himself and has been carrying, quite literally, the Wildcats offense the past few games. Jones had 18 carries for 122 yards this past week against Texas and will look to do the same against Baylor on Nov. 5. Avery Osen is a junior in mass communications. Please send comments to sports@kstatecollegian. com.

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